SOP on Spore Staining
Objective:
This SOP is applicable for spore staining in Microbiology Laboratory of (Pharmaceutical Company Name).
Responsibility
Microbiologist or above Microbiology laboratory: Preparation of the SOP.
Head – Microbiology section/ Nominee: Checking of the SOP.
Accountability
Head – Quality Control/ Nominee: Compliance of SOPs.
Abbreviations and Definitions
SOP : Standard operating procedure
No. : Number
QC : Quality Control
QA : Quality Assurance
Procedure
Prepare smear of the isolated pure culture.
Dry the smear in air and fix with heat.
Place the slide on a small beaker, containing boiling water, kept on the hot plate.
Cover the smear with a small piece of filter paper; keep the filter paper saturated with a 5% aqueous solution of malachite green for about 30 minutes.
Wash the slide gently with water.
Counter stain with safranin for 30 seconds.
Wash the slide with water and blot dry with whattman filter paper.
Observe the slide under microscope 100x using immersion oil.
The spores are stained green whereas the vegetative cells are stained pink.
Observe the location of spore with in the cell. (E.g. Central spore, sub terminal spore, terminal spore with swollen sporangium.)
Forms and Records (Annexures)
Not applicable
Distribution
Master copy – Quality Assurance
Controlled copies- Quality Assurance, Production, Quality Control, Stores, Engineering and Human Resource
History:
Date |
Revision Number |
Reason for Revision |
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NEW SOP |
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